Powers of National Commission of Minorities – Diligent IAS

THE NATIONAL COMMISSION OF MINORITIES For: Mains Topics covered: Sub-committee recommendations on NCM, Committee report News Flash The National Commission of Minorities (NCM) has refused to entertain a plea to declare Hindus a “minority community” in those states where they do not form a majority of the population. “Only the Centre has the power to declare new groups, says Commission” Sub-committee was formed The NCM formed a sub-committee of George Kurian, Manjit…

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Indian Institute of Science have designed an anti-microbial peptide

PROTEIN TO KILL DRUG-RESISTANT BACTERIUM For: Preliminary Topics covered: Anti-Microbial Peptide, Advantages, Indian Institute of Science News Flash Indian Institute of Science (IISc.) has designed an anti-microbial peptide (AMP). AMP can effectively and quickly kill a notorious multidrug-resistant bacterium called Acinetobacter baumannii. Anti-microbial peptides (AMPs) Antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) are part of the innate immune response found among all classes of life. Fundamental differences exist between prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells that may represent…

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Rajya Sabha passed the Banning of Unregulated Deposit Schemes Bill 2019

BANNING OF UNREGULATED DEPOSIT SCHEMES BILL, 2019 For: Preliminary & Mains Topics covered: All about Unregulated Scheme bill 2019 News Flash Rajya Sabha passed The Banning of Unregulated Deposit Schemes Bill, 2019. The Bill provides for a mechanism to ban unregulated deposit schemes and protect the interests of depositors. The bill seeks to amend three laws: The Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934 The Securities and Exchange Board of India Act, 1992 The…

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Solar-powered RoboBee X-Wing: innovative flying machine

ROBOBEE X-WING For: Mains Topics covered: About RoboBee X-wing, First-generation, Second generation – features and significances, specifications News Flash RoboBee X-Wing is essentially a flying machine, which can flap its wings 120 times a second and is half the size of a paperclip. It is the lightest insect-scale aerial vehicle so far to have achieved sustained, untethered flight. The robot can sustain a flight for less than a second. Background Researchers from…

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The United Nation Assistance Mission in Afghanistan – UNAMA

THE UNITED NATIONS ASSISTANCE MISSION IN AFGHANISTAN For: Mains Topics covered: Recent report, UNAMA- Mandate News Flash The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan said more civilians were killed by NATO and Afghan forces than by the Taliban and other militant groups during the first half of 2019. UN said, there were 717 civilians killed by Afghan and US forces, compared to 531 by militants. The US military has rejected Unama’s findings. Ground…

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Daily important editorials – must read – 27 july 2019

Aadhaar must sync with voter IDs – Indian Express It is time we recognised that survey data cannot be interpreted in the way it used to be – Indian Express MNCs committing to climate action is laudable – Financial Express India could have a drug-resistance cure – Financial Express

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Renaming of State – Procedure, Constitutional Provisions

RENAMING OF STATES For: Preliminary & Mains Topics covered: West Bengal to Bangla, Procedure for renaming the state, constitutional provisions News Flash Several demands have been made over the years to change the name of West Bengal. The first such demand can be traced back to 1999. At that time, “Bangla” and “Paschim Bangla” were considered, but the parties concerned could not reach a consensus. Background The British first partitioned Bengal in…

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Kodaikanal’s malai poondu granted Geographical Indication tag

KODAIKANAL’S MALAI POONDU The Geographical Indications Registry has granted the Geographical Indication (GI) tag to Kodaikanal Malai Poondu (Kodaikanal Hill Garlic). Scientific name Allium Sativum. It is grown in the Kodaikanal Hills, Dindugul district of Tamil Nadu. Features Kodaikanal’s Malai Poondu is known for its medicinal and preservative properties It has anti-oxidant and anti-microbial potential It has a presence of higher amount of organosulfur compounds, phenols and flavonoids compared to other garlic varieties.…

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The International Charter Space and Major Disasters

INTERNATIONAL CHARTER SPACE AND MAJOR DISASTERS For: Preliminary & Mains Topics covered: Advantages & significances of International charter space and major disasters, How the charter works? News Flash China, Russia, France collaborated with India on sharing satellite data/images on Assam floods. As signatories to the International Charter Space and Major Disasters, any of the 32 member countries can send a ‘request’ to activate the Charter. This would immediately trigger a request by the…

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Army’s first Integrated Battle Groups – self sufficient combat formations

INTEGRATED BATTLE GROUPS The Integrated battle group (IBG) is a new concept which the Indian Army is planning to create as a part of overall force transformation. IBGs can swiftly launch strikes against an adversary in case of hostilities. Features IBGs are brigade-sized, agile, self-sufficient combat formations Each IBG would be tailor-made based on Threat, Terrain & Task and resources will be allotted based on the three Ts. Able to mobilise within 12-48…

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